. >> reporter: vatican officials say the pontiff does not expect big fanfare when he leaves. >> he's not the big celebration type of guy. and i think in many way, being pope was difficult to him for that. >> reporter: the vatican announced the conclave to elect a new pope will begin in march. the college of cardinals will choose the exact date when they gather here in rome. at the vatican, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> the vatican says all accounts connected to pope benedict's ministry will be destroyed, including has papal ring, which he used to seal official documents. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news at 5:00, a 5-year-old held underground for a week. today, for the first time, we hear from the boy's mother, and her emotional struggle, as she waited for word of her son's freedom. >>> i'm alex demetrick. coming up, a final adding up of the missare ery from super storm standee. that story as eyewitness news continues. >>> oh, what a feeling. "flash dance" comes to baltimore. i'm gigi barnett at the hippodrome. coming up, i'll introduce you to two of the lead actors.